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OK, the headline and photo above might suggest that Hub Blog is engaging in shameless history-buff clickbait tactics to attract Military History Channel and Mark Felton junkies to this blog. But it’s not true. The BBJ has actually found a somewhat legitimate business angle to write about the new USS Massachusetts attack submarine, which will be officially commissioned next year in Boston. Business angle hint: She’s the sub’s ceremonial sponsor.

The photo above is of the sub’s unofficial launch in 2023 in Newport News, Virginia. Here’s a YouTube video of that preliminary launch.